SAM’S GRANT START-UP INITIATIVES

AT NORTHEAST STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Presentation for New River Community and

Technical College Regional SummitFebruary 20, 2014

Entrepreneurship Across the College

Entrepreneurial Spirit• Tennessee Promise

• Provide educational opportunities

• Align curriculums with the industry cluster

• Curriculum certificate for Entrepreneurism that leads to an AAS Small Business

Entrepreneurial SpiritSixteen Faculty and Staff

enrolled in NACCE’s

Entrepreneurship Specialist Certificate

Online Training

Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

“an interactive community within a geographic region, composed of varied and inter-dependent actors (e.g. entrepreneurs, institutions and organizations) and factors (e.g. markets, regulatory framework, support setting, entrepreneurial culture), which evolves over time and whose actors and factors coexist and interact to promote new venture creation.”

Vogel, P. (2013) “The Employment Outlook for Youth: Building Entrepreneurial Ecosystems as a Way Forward”

Entrepreneurial EcosystemEcosystem Questions

1. What is your management structure?

2. Who is your target population?3. What is your general geographic

service area?4. How do you recruit your target

population?

Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

5. What process does your target population have to complete?

6. What services do you provide to the target population?

7. How do you provide the services?8. Who else do you recommend I

speak with?

Ecosystem Questions

Entrepreneurial EcosystemKey Observations

- Initial Resistance

- Once perceived as non-threatening, they readily participated.

Entrepreneurial EcosystemSo, what resources might assist us in making sense of the possible components, players, and resources?

DACUM

Job Analysis

Workshop

DACUM

Developing

ACurriculUM

DACUMHistory

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DACUMJob Analysis Workshop

The DACUM process uses a focus group in a guided storyboarding process to

capture the observations of high performing incumbent

workers regarding the major duties and related tasks.

Maintain the Automobile

Wash the car exterior Vacuum car interior Wax the car Check fluid levels Check tire pressure

Real World

What should be taught

Education

What is taught

GAP

Occupational Job Definition

EntrepreneurA person who organizes, manages,

participates, and grows any enterprise, especially a business,

usually with considerable risk and initiative.

DACUM – Room Set-up

Begin

with a

definition

Brainstorm Job Activities

Consolidate lists

Create the storyboard with duties and tasks

HighlightsDuties included:

1. Manage the business2. Document and organize

business flow3. Grow the business4. Develop

advertising/marketing process

5. Forecast growth6. Identify potential

innovation7. Manage human

resources

Questions?

Thank you for attending this session.Safe Travels!

Dr. Janice Gilliam, President, Northeast State Community College

Dr. C. Keith Young, Dean, Off Campus Programs and Services

Cindy Tauscher, Coordinator, Workforce Solutions

www. NortheastState.edu